Poverty & Inequality in Dominican Republic 104 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys 2025 down 10.0% 4th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 18.5% 49th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.9% 65th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.24 live births per woman 2023 down 9.3% 94th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,455 kg per hectare 2024 down 1.8% 54th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.1% 102nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 85.5% 67th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.27 2023 up 5.2% 128th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.3% 2023 up 5.2% 128th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 45.4% 132nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year 2023 down 22.6% 84th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -10 % change on previous year 2025 — 65th Gender Inequality Index 0.417 2023 down 11.3% 65th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% 2023 down 10.4% 156th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1256 2023 down 7.3% 71st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1256 2023 down 7.3% 71st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1482 2023 down 8.4% 71st Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% 2024 down 80.5% 73rd Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% 2024 down 81.8% 80th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 2.0% 2024 down 77.3% 70th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 14.0% 2024 down 58.2% 73rd Prosperity gap 2.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2024 down 36.4% 74th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2295 2023 down 30.0% 102nd Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2024 down 76.0% 74th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 20.3% 2024 down 21.0% 63rd Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 3.9% 2024 down 66.7% 71st Population living in slums 11.2% 2022 down 29.6% 94th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.634 2023 up 13.6% 78th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.634 2023 up 13.6% 78th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.634 2023 up 13.6% 78th Proportion of population below international poverty line 0.8% 2024 down 80.5% 76th Three metrics of inequality 60.59 2022 down 12.3% 26th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.6059 2022 down 12.3% 26th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 122.49 2023 up 25.8% 96th Income share held by second 20% 10.7% 2024 up 15.1% 92nd Income share held by third 20% 15.4% 2024 up 10.8% 81st Income share held by fourth 20% 22.3% 2024 up 3.7% 55th Income share held by highest 20% 45.4% 2024 down 9.6% 39th Income share held by highest 10% 29.5% 2024 down 11.7% 43rd Income share held by lowest 10% 2.3% 2024 up 21.1% 84th Income share held by lowest 20% 6.1% 2024 up 19.6% 89th Gini index 39 2024 down 12.0% 35th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 15.3% 2024 down 14.0% 33rd Total shortfall from extreme poverty 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 down 74.7% 74th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.2% 2024 down 77.1% 77th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.011 2024 down 61.3% 128th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.575 2022 down 12.6% 28th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.575 2022 down 12.6% 28th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 down 66.7% 117th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 15,019 2017 up 84.1% 65th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 45.4% 2022 down 19.0% 48th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 18.7% 2022 down 17.3% 27th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 15.4% 2024 up 81.1% 83rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3897 2024 down 12.0% 32nd Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 88,601 people 2024 down 79.2% 70th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.8% 2024 down 81.2% 72nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 9.13 million people 2024 up 54.5% 47th Page 1 of 2 Next →